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Wednesday, July 7, 2010

NEW FEATURE: Scrapbook Page of the Week...

I've decided to add a new weekly feature to Scrappin' Becky B., which is the "Scrapbook Page of the Week". I've been an avid scrapbooker for about 15 years now, and one of the things that I love so much about this hobby is that I've always got a project to work on! The page that I'm sharing with you this week is one that I created as a tribute to my Granddaddy Franklin. He was an AMAZING man and a huge influence on my life! He was a survivor of the Great Depression, a WWII veteran, a devout Christian, as well as a kind and loving family man! He loved to be outside and to grow things...the photo featured on this scrapbook page is one of him proudly standing by a sunflower he'd grown from a seed. I was so fortunate to grow up living next door to him and getting to see him everyday. He battled Alzheimer's in his latter years and passed away in 2005.

The quote I featured on the journaling tag, by Marcel Proust, was so fitting to the kind of man my granddaddy was:

Let us be grateful to thepeople that make us happy.They are the charming gardners who make oursouls blossom.

All products used on the page are CTMH except for the following items:

The chipboard letters that spell "granddad"...I already had those on hand, so I just random stamped on them with the CTMH "Abundance Borders" stamp set. The torn/distressed heart has also been decorated with random stamping using the same stamp set

The button

The sunflower and leaf punches

The CTMH paper I used is from the "It's a Guy Thing" paper pack. I also used the CTMH "Simple Stitches" stamp set....it's one of my all time favorite stamps. I just LOVE the detail that it adds to paper craft projects!

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Welcome to my blog, which is a continual work in progress! I grew up as a country girl and now live in the suburbs, but will someday return to the country life that I love. For 29 years I've been so very blessed to be married to my sweet hubby Mike, who is the love of my life! I'm also the proud mom of a terrific son, Justin, and an adorable chihuahua/terrier mix named Tony. By day I work as an administrative assistant, but the rest of my time is spent being a homebody and domestic diva. I love cooking, reading, gardening, and working on craft projects. Thanks for checking out my blog...I hope you are inspired by some of the things that you see here!

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Text & photographs are exclusively owned by Becky Brown, unless otherwise noted; all rights reserved. Please feel free to use any of the ideas listed for personal inspiration. Please don't copy my designs for submission to contests, magazines, etc. However, if you'd like to lift ideas for yourself, I'd be flattered! One rule, though, please give credit where credit is due or link to my page. This is a personal blog and is not endorsed any outside vendor. Thank you!!